| SSgt. Ray Rangel United States Air Force 7th Engineering Squadron Hometown: San Antonio, Texas KIA 13 February 2006 |
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Ray Rangel was known to his high school football teammates as "Crazy Ray." But it was
his tender side that came out with family. "I had to have surgery two years ago, and he
took leave to be with me," his mother Cynthia said. "He was our only son, and he's been
taken away." Rangel, 29, of San Antonio, died Feb. 13 in Iraq while trying to rescue
soldiers from a military vehicle that had rolled into a canal.
Rangel married and enlisted in 1994 after high school and became a firefighter in
Abilene. He bought a house there just before deploying. He coached his oldest son's
youth football team, while his wife, Selena, coached cheerleaders. Their three sons, ages
7 to 11, played football, and their daughter, 5, cheered on the sidelines. "He told me, 'If
anything should happen to me, remember I was doing what I wanted to do,'" said his
father, Federico Rangel.
03 April 2007
LAURIE GUTIERREZ RAMOS
In Honor Of: SSGT. RAY RANGEL
WE WILL MISS YOU RAY! IT STILL HURTS EVEN THOUGH I HADNT SEEN YOU IN SO
LONG YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART. YOUR OUR HERO. WE LOVE YOU. I WISH
THINGS WERE DIFFERENT, I WISH YOU WERE HERE.
11 February 2008
Heather Rae
Ray i miss you so much you are always going to be my
hero you will always and forever be in my heart we miss you so much at
home. But we just pray and ask god to give us the strength to go on just
remember we will never forget you and your always and forever in all of
our hearts. i love you and miss you love always Heather Rae I LOVE
YOU!
13 February 2007
Tom Schipper
SSgt Ray Rangel (USAF Firefighter)
Today marks the second anniversary of Ray's death in
Iraq. I want Ray's family to know that I think about him all the time and
that he was a true American Hero in Iraq. I hope things are well with
his family in Texas and his fellow AF Firefighters around the world who
continue to serve in Iraq and other places of danger. We do our jobs
well, and we all would have done what Ray did to save our comrades in
arms.
Rest in Peace Ray and know that your not forgotten.
his tender side that came out with family. "I had to have surgery two years ago, and he
took leave to be with me," his mother Cynthia said. "He was our only son, and he's been
taken away." Rangel, 29, of San Antonio, died Feb. 13 in Iraq while trying to rescue
soldiers from a military vehicle that had rolled into a canal.
Rangel married and enlisted in 1994 after high school and became a firefighter in
Abilene. He bought a house there just before deploying. He coached his oldest son's
youth football team, while his wife, Selena, coached cheerleaders. Their three sons, ages
7 to 11, played football, and their daughter, 5, cheered on the sidelines. "He told me, 'If
anything should happen to me, remember I was doing what I wanted to do,'" said his
father, Federico Rangel.
03 April 2007
LAURIE GUTIERREZ RAMOS
In Honor Of: SSGT. RAY RANGEL
WE WILL MISS YOU RAY! IT STILL HURTS EVEN THOUGH I HADNT SEEN YOU IN SO
LONG YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART. YOUR OUR HERO. WE LOVE YOU. I WISH
THINGS WERE DIFFERENT, I WISH YOU WERE HERE.
11 February 2008
Heather Rae
Ray i miss you so much you are always going to be my
hero you will always and forever be in my heart we miss you so much at
home. But we just pray and ask god to give us the strength to go on just
remember we will never forget you and your always and forever in all of
our hearts. i love you and miss you love always Heather Rae I LOVE
YOU!
13 February 2007
Tom Schipper
SSgt Ray Rangel (USAF Firefighter)
Today marks the second anniversary of Ray's death in
Iraq. I want Ray's family to know that I think about him all the time and
that he was a true American Hero in Iraq. I hope things are well with
his family in Texas and his fellow AF Firefighters around the world who
continue to serve in Iraq and other places of danger. We do our jobs
well, and we all would have done what Ray did to save our comrades in
arms.
Rest in Peace Ray and know that your not forgotten.
